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Bay-Peninsula Region
The Bay-Peninsula region is comprised of San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara counties.
Top Job Openings 2020-2030
High-Skill Occupations
- Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers:
- 195,190 projected job openings, $190,587 median annual wage, 5,971 job ads.
- Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other:
- 55,570 projected job openings, $137,763 median annual wage, 780 job ads.
- General and Operations Managers:
- 49,720 projected job openings, $167,186 median annual wage, 1,190 job ads.
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists:
- 42,680 projected job openings, $134,993 median annual wage, 698 job ads.
- Computer and Information Systems Managers:
- 42,670 projected job openings, $233,967 median annual wage, 66 job ads.
Middle-Skill Occupations
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks:
- 23,880 projected job openings, $64,623 median annual wage, 238 job ads.
- Medical Assistants:
- 15,060 projected job openings, $61,893 median annual wage, 397 job ads.
- Computer User Support Specialists:
- 13,110 projected job openings, $82,978 median annual wage, 514 job ads.
- Nursing Assistants:
- 11,710 projected job openings, $57,209 median annual wage, 147 job ads.
- Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education:
- 11,360 projected job openings, $49,969 median annual wage, 362 job ads.
Entry-Level Occupations
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides:
- 127,210 projected job openings, $36,832 median annual wage, 531 job ads.
- Fast Food and Counter Workers:
- 93,930 projected job openings, $39,710 median annual wage, 306 job ads.
- Cashiers:
- 66,690 projected job openings, $40,376 median annual wage, 273 job ads.
- Waiters and Waitresses:
- 56,190 projected job openings, $39,045 median annual wage, 426 job ads.
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners:
- 48,840 projected job openings, $44,384 median annual wage, 397 job ads.
To improve data quality, the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program has aggregated some 2018 SOC detailed occupations into SOC broad occupations or OEWS-specific combinations.
Projected total job openings is the sum of exits, transfers, and numeric change. The Top 10 occupations were identified based on projected total job openings 2020-2030.
Median wages are the estimated 50th percentile of the distribution of 2024 first quarter wages. 50 percent of workers in an occupation earn wages below, and 50 percent earn wages above the median wage. Wages do not include self-employed or unpaid family workers. Median Annual Wages have been rounded up to $33,280 to reflect state minimum wage laws as of January 1, 2024.
Online job ads data are taken from the Lightcast data series. The Lightcast data series compiles, analyzes, and categorizes job advertisements from numerous online job boards.
Per the Bureau of Labor Statistics, some occupations are no longer being published aggregately and instead were published as separate occupations. The median annual wage for Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers (15-1256) reflects the wage for the occupation Software Developers (15-1252). The total job ads (June 5, 2024 - August 3, 2024) reflect job ads postings for the occupations Software Developers (15-1252) and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers (15-1253).
Per the Bureau of Labor Statistics, some occupations are no longer being published aggregately and instead were published as separate occupations. The median annual wage for Project Management Specialist and Business Operations Specialists, All Other (13-1198) reflects the wage for the occupation Project Management Specialists (13-1082). The total job ads (June 5, 2024 - August 3, 2024) reflect job ads postings for the occupation Project Management Specialists (13-1082).
Per the Bureau of Labor Statistics, some occupations are no longer being published aggregately and instead were published as separate occupations. The median annual wage for Teacher and Instructors, All Other, Except Substitute Teachers (25-3097) reflects the wage for the occupation Teaching and Instructors, All Other (25-3099). The total job ads (June 5, 2024 - August 3, 2024) for Teachers and Instructors, All Other, Except Substitute Teachers (25-3097) reflects job ads postings for the occupations Tutors (25-3041) and Teachers and Instructors, All Other (25-3099).
The median annual wage for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education (25-2021) in North Coast Regional Planning Unit reflects the wage for the North Coast Region, which is comprised of the following counties: Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino.
The total job ads (June 5, 2024 - August 3, 2024) for Home Health and Personal Care Aides (31-1120) reflects job ads postings for the occupations Home Health Aides (31-1121) and Personal Care Aides (31-1122).
The total job ads (June 5, 2024 - August 3, 2024) for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary (25-9045) reflects job ads postings for the occupations Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education (25-9042); Teaching Assistants, Special Education (25-9043); and Teaching Assistants, All Other (25-9049).